Technique for conserving hot metal temperature
AssigneeIndustrial Machine Works, Inc.
InventorJohn P. Ryan
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Abstract
A flexible thermal insulating cover member is positioned over the opening of a hot metal containment of a conveying or mixing vessel to reduce the temperature loss from the containment.
Claims10
In a hot metal processing system including a containment for transporting hot metal, said containment having an opening to permit the pouring of the hot metal into said containment at a first process station and the subsequent removal of said hot metal from said containment at a second process station, the improvement for reducing the temperature loss from said containment, said improvement comprising,
- a multi-layer, flexible thermal insulating cover means for positioning over said opening, said multi-layer flexible thermal insulating cover means comprised of at least one flexible thermal insulating element and at least one flexible screen element.
A cover apparatus for positioning over the opening of a rotatable submarine type ladle for transporting hot metal, comprising,
- a multi-layer, flexible thermal insulating cover means.
A method for minimizing the refractory heat loss of a submarine type hot metal ladle after the emptying of the hot metal from the ladle, comprising the step of, covering the opening of the submarine type ladle after emptying the hot metal with a flexible thermal insulating cover means which conforms to the contour of said opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.